British scientists now want to detect esophageal or blood cancer long before it becomes acute. An institute founded two years ago at the University of Cambridge is working hard on new types of tests.
The researchers at the Early Cancer Institute try to localize changes in cells ten to twenty years before the onset of the disease. The institute also researches genetic changes in the blood in order to detect certain types of cancer such as leukemia in the early stages. At an early stage it is still possible to block the growth of the diseased cells. The more advanced a tumor or ulcer is, the more difficult and expensive it is to treat.